Man City beat Arsenal at pre-season friendly
July 27th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) English Premier League champions Manchester City downed Arsenal 2-0 in a pre-season friendly at the Bird's Nest here Friday.The two English giants played an entertaining ... Read more...
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Champions League win my greatest achievement: Didier Drogba
June 17th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who left the club at the end of the 2012 season, said here Sunday that the greatest achievement in ... Read more...
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Walters happy for Ireland to win anyhow against Spain
June 14th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Gdansk, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ireland striker Jon Walters does not care if his team wins ugly against Spain at Euro 2012 Thursday night, just as long as they win, ... Read more...
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Champions League defeat a thing of past: Thomas Muller
June 8th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lviv (Ukraine), June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ahead of his country's Euro 2012 campaign, Germany's attacking midfielder Thomas Muller said Friday he had banished the memory of the Champions League ... Read more...
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Chelsea, United battle it out for Dembele
June 2nd, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) English clubs Chelsea and Manchester United are locked in a battle for signing Belgian star midfielder Mousa Dembele. The two teams have opened talks over ... Read more...
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Irish women least satisfied with sex in Europe
May 12th, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) Women from Ireland are the least satisfied in Europe with their sex life, says a study of the sex habits of girls across the European Union.A ... Read more...
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John Terry apologises for being sent off against Barca
April 25th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, April 25 (IANS) Chelsea's captain John Terry apologised to the fans and the club for a foolish off the ball foul that saw him given a straight red ... Read more...
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Chelsea stun Barcelona at home in Champions League
April 19th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) A resilient Chelsea overcame defending champions Barcelona 1-0 in the semi-final first leg of the UEFA Champions League football at the Stamford Bridge here.The London club ... Read more...
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City striker Balotelli faces nine-match ban
April 10th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 10 (IANS) Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is staring at an elongated ban which might see him sit out for nine games after the Football Association (FA) ... Read more...
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London Olympics to be greenest in history: Envoy
March 17th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Quito (Ecuador), March 17 (IANS) The upcoming Olympic Games in London will be the greenest in history due to the environmental actions taken for the construction of facilities, the British ... Read more...
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Resurgent Arsenal beat Newcastle
March 13th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 13 (IANS) Arsenal carried on their good form as they came back from a goal down to beat Newcastle United 2-1 in the English Premier League.Arsenal are ... Read more...
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Podolski turns down riches to sign with Arsenal
March 9th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 9 (IANS) German striker Lukas Podolski turned down a 40 million pound bid by Russian club Anzi Makhachkala to sign with English Premier league side Arsenal.The Russian ... Read more...
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Fighting Arsenal bow out of Champions League
March 7th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 7 (IANS) English Premier League club Arsenal bowed out of the Champions League after a spirited fight against AC Milan at the Emirates Stadium. Down 0-4 from ... Read more...
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Spurs’ Bale likely to be out for three weeks
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 2 (IANS) Tottneham Hotspurs football star Gareth Bale has torn a hamstring and is likely to be out for three weeks which means he will miss Spurs' ... Read more...
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Drogba stars as Chelsea march into champions league last 16
December 7th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Didier Drogba's brace propelled Chelsea into the UEFA Champions League knockout stage as the Londoners beat Valencia 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.Drogba's third-minute opening goal gave ... Read more...
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One in four live in ignorance about partner’s salary
October 19th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (IANS) Most individuals sharing a relationship usually claim to know each other very well. However, there are still many crucial things which remain unknown to them for ... Read more...
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London Mayor Boris Johnson fails to get Olympic tickets
June 2nd, 2011 - 2:25 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, June 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Londoners were in for a major surprise when they learnt that their mayor Boris Johnson was unable to get tickets for the Olympics, despite trying for numerous ... Read more...
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Toure’s strike against Man U saved Mancini’s job
April 19th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Ace striker Yaya Toure's winning goal against Manchester United in Wembley has saved Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini's job.The Italian's future was in the balance after a ... Read more...
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Only Man U or Chelsea can win this season’s Premier League title: Nani
December 23rd, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 23(ANI): Manchester United winger Nani believes that only reigning Premier League champion Chelsea can deny his team the honour of winning the league title for the 19th time.United are ... Read more...
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Women spend 300 hours preparing for Christmas: UK study
November 18th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18 (ANI): A UK study has suggested that women spend an average of 300 hours, or 38 working days, preparing for Christmas.They spend more than a third of the time ... Read more...
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One in four Brits still in touch with their childhood best friend
November 10th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 10 (ANI): A recent UK survey has found out that one-fourth of Britons are still in contact with their best buddies from primary school.The survey by snack maker Pom-Bear revealed ... Read more...
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London fully under fibre broadband by next spring
June 17th, 2010 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
London, June 17 (IANS) Most Londoners will benefit from fibre broadband by spring 2011, British Telecom has announced in a statement.
The communications giant has announced it will be rolling out the technology ... Read more...
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Commuters’ biggest gripe is poor hygiene of fellow travellers: UK study
May 20th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 20 (ANI): A new poll in the UK has revealed that body odour is the biggest whinge of commuters, especially Scots.The poll by video game company PopCap.com found that loud ... Read more...
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Ex-official In Prince Charles’ Charity Arrested For Fraud
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
London, May 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) George Gray and his wife Gillian have been arrested by the authorities of Scotland Yard over charges of laundering with money worth 300,000. These activities ... Read more...
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Mancini dismisses report about becoming Juventus’ new boss
March 22nd, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 22 (ANI): Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has dismissed reports that he planning to become Juventus' new boss.Mancini, whose future depends on whether City get in the top four, ... Read more...
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Britons just can’t wait to take a break at work
March 17th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) Britons have begun taking their first work-break at 10.20 a.m., reveals a survey. Half of the respondents admitted that their performance suffers if they didn't get a break.
The ... Read more...
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Chelsea and Arsenal look to boost title challenges
February 25th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (DPA) Leaders Chelsea and challengers Arsenal will be out to take advantage of the absence of a match for Manchester United this weekend as the Premier League title ... Read more...
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Vivienne Westwood Advises People To Stop Shopping
February 23rd, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
London, Feb 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Noted British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, who is known for her colorful dresses and orange hair, has recently expressed her opinion that people should not ... Read more...
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Danish hitman Bendtner says will fire Gunners to Premier League title
February 23rd, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.23 (ANI): Danish hit man Nicklas Bendtner has claimed that he will fire goals to lead Arsenal to this year's Premier League title.Bendtner, 22, is convinced he can shoulder the ... Read more...
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Barcelona planning 40 million pound swoop for Fabregas
December 17th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Barcelona president Joan Laporta is reportedly planning to sign Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas in a 40 million pound deal next summer."Cesc Fabregas is desired by us for ... Read more...
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Benitez keen to sign West Ham’s Parker for six-million pounds
December 15th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15(ANI): Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is likely to exploit West Ham United's financial crisis by making a six million pound bid to sign midfielder Scott Parker in the January ... Read more...
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Most Brit men prefer to settle down than be womanising bachelors
September 1st, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 1 (ANI): A new survey has found that most British men living in cities have romantic notions of love and choose to settle down and have children than be womanizers.Match.com, ... Read more...
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Cole’s 25 mln pound Chelsea deal makes him world’s highest-paid full-back
August 21st, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 21(ANI): Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole has signed a new four-year contract with the Blues, which is reportedly worth 25 million pounds- making him the world's highest-paid full-back.Cole agreed on ... Read more...
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Cole signs 25 million pound deal with Chelsea
August 21st, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 21(ANI): Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole has signed a new four-year contract with the Blues, which is reportedly worth 25 million pounds- making him the world's highest-paid full-back.Cole agreed on ... Read more...
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Duo who stole Prince William, Middleton’s holiday pics branded ‘Dumb and Dumber’
August 21st, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 21 (ANI): Two Londoners were branded "Dumb and Dumber" by a lawyer on Thursday, after they stole a digital camera memory card storing holiday snaps of Prince William and ... Read more...
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